Infection control & patient safety worksheet with answers

Which single measure is the most important for preventing the spread of infection in healthcare?

1. AWearing a mask at all times
2. BPrescribing antibiotics to all patients
3. CHand hygiene
4. DKeeping windows closed

A patient has measles. Which transmission-based precautions are needed?

1. AContact precautions only
2. BAirborne precautions
3. CDroplet precautions only
4. DStandard precautions only

Which medication is a high-alert medication?

1. AAcetaminophen (paracetamol) tablets
2. BInsulin
3. CLactulose syrup
4. DMultivitamin tablets

Two patients infected with the same organism are admitted, and no single room is available. What is an accepted option?

1. APlacing them in the corridor
2. BCohorting them in the same room, according to infection control advice
3. CStopping contact precautions
4. DPlacing each with a patient who has a weakened immune system

A family member tells the nurse, “My father is not himself. Something is wrong.” The hospital has a family-activated rapid response system. What is correct?

1. AThe family should call emergency services from outside the hospital
2. BThe family must wait for the next scheduled ward round to raise the concern with a doctor
3. COnly doctors may call the rapid response team
4. DThe family can call the rapid response team if they are worried and staff have not responded

A patient with a fever and a cough arrives in a crowded clinic waiting room. What should the nurse do?

1. AGive the patient a mask and seat them apart from others
2. BGive everyone else in the waiting room a mask instead
3. CDo nothing until the patient is seen by the provider
4. DAsk the patient to wait outside in the car park

Several patients arrive with suspected inhalational anthrax after a deliberate release. Which precautions are needed for their care?

1. AStandard precautions, because it is not spread from person to person
2. BContact precautions with gowns and gloves
3. CAirborne precautions in negative-pressure rooms, because spores are inhaled
4. DDroplet precautions with surgical masks

A nurse notices that the pharmacy has sent the wrong dose and corrects it before giving it. Should the event be reported?

1. AYes, near misses are reported so system weaknesses can be fixed
2. BNo, because the patient was not harmed
3. COnly if the same error happens three times
4. DNo, because reporting near misses only blames the pharmacy staff for nothing